China team cuts 3D optical chip production time from hours to seconds
Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving unprecedented demand for computing, placing photonic chips at the centre of the race…
The Beta Pictoris d exoplanet observed over the years – ESO.org
The Beta Pictoris d exoplanet observed over the years ESO.orgFaint new planet is revealed around a young star after…
Older than the Sun: Astronomers find new clues to the origin of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Press Release 6 July 2026 Astronomers have used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) to…
“Beyond the limit”: one million satellites and mirrors in space pose grave threat to the night sky
Press Release 1 July 2026 A new European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has found that current proposals to…
New look at the stars around the Milky Way's centre – ESO.org
New look at the stars around the Milky Way’s centre ESO.orgAstronomers Produce the Largest Image Ever Taken of the…
Astronomers surprised by mysterious shock wave around dead star
Press Release 12 January 2026 Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with…
Japan’s NTT to deploy more than 1,000 autonomous buses and robot taxis
May Mobility is one of four startups that Japanese telecommunications group NTT has partnered with or invested in. TSUBASA…
Laser trial run kickstarts new era of interferometry | Chasing Starlight – Eso.org
Laser trial run kickstarts new era of interferometry | Chasing Starlight Eso.orgLaser trial at ESO kickstarts new era of…
New image captures spooky bat signal in the sky
Press Release 31 October 2025 A spooky bat has been spotted flying over the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s)…
NTT and Broadcom to build key device for ultrafast optical network in 2026
Masahito Tomizawa, CTO of NTT Innovative Devices, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 6 about the company’s vision…
Six billion tonnes a second: Rogue planet found growing at record rate
Press Release 2 October 2025 Astronomers have identified an enormous ‘growth spurt’ in a so-called rogue planet. Unlike…
AI’s Real Impact Is In Quiet Changes All Around Us
(Illustration by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images) Getty Images AI has always lived in abstractions: datasets and benchmarks, algorithms. Researchers spoke…